S53.2
Header — not billableTraumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament
The ICD-10 code for traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament is S53.2.
S53.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- sprain of radial collateral ligament NOS (S53.43-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S53.0Subluxation and dislocation of radial headnon-billable header
- S53.1Subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral jointnon-billable header
- S53.3Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligamentnon-billable header
- S53.4Sprain of elbownon-billable header
- S53.2Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligamentnon-billable header